You heard about Rock'n'Roll Music right? You heard about Electro Trash as well right? And you are bored of it right? We've got something very special for you... Imagine you mix up ultra wild Trash Rock'n'Roll such as the Billy Childish stuff or the Retards and mix it up with Devo and Kraftwerk and then with the bluesy tunes of Slim Harpo, and you add beats by a Farfisa Organ..What do you have now? You don't know right, cause you're a Nut Ball... But.... we don't know either... we just know that this music presses the shit out of your ass like nothing before.Jay aka KING AUTOMATIC was the Drummer of THUNDERCRACK and the one and only fantastic SQUARES, As KING AUTOMATIC he is playing all the instruments by him self... not only on the recordings, no! Also LIVE... This is the NEW WAVE IN RAW BLUES PUNK... up front wild and trash as fuck... and he's from FRANCE the country who gives you the Splash 4 or No Talents or VOLT... what do you want more? Over the years now KING AUTOMATIC did play hundreds of shows in Europe from London down to Roma, from Paris over to Berlin, Switzerland France and and and Give KING AUTOMATIC a chance and let him X-Ray your brain; he is one of the most powerful and bluesy Trash One Man Band in the world!!!

THE TRASH CAN (UK)" This incredible and amazing Frenchman is the ultimate one man band – the freshest trash blues explosion in ! His new album, Automatic Ray (Voodoo Rhythm) presents 11 tracks of instantly foot tapping blues punk (with some electro weirdness simmering somewhere between the cracks). The King plays kick and snare drum, guitar and farfisa organ. And sings. All at the same time! And leaves a smoking tambourine and the smell of melted roquefort in his wake. The reverb will have our interplanetary neighbours filing complains for the next two millennia. But it's worth it! "

LOW CUT (DK)This garcon is heading straight for the One Man Band Hall of Fame! King A. presents 11 tracks of instantly foottapping blues punk with some electro weirdness simmering somewhere. It sounds like it was recorded in a dumpster, parked in the red, and if you're still wondering how they built the pyramids, this distort-o-rama/burn your pyjama will surely take your mind off the equatation and have you asking how one man can make a racket like this? The king plays kick and snare drum, guitar and organ + sings - all at the same time, and leaves a smoking tambourine and the smell of melted rockyfour in his tracks. The reverb on this baby will have our interplanetary neighbors filing complaints over off-key organ chords and high frequenzy menagerie for the next two millenniums, but this is worth it. Five out of five for the impressive performance and appropriately deep and focused recording, and - this really opens up in multi-channel! MORTEN

SLEAZEGRINDER (USA)I can't say for certain, but I think King Automatic might call himself that because he writes his 'songs' on the spot. He's a one-man noisebomb from France who cranks out headache making blasts of spastic trash rock, inspired, I think, by 50's goonabilly and the sound of refrigerators falling off the backs of trucks on the highway and smashing into oncoming traffic. The songs on Automatic Ray are voodoo-fuzz freakouts, some of 'em completely un-synched, resulting in weirdo mish-mashes like "Waitress Problem" and "Welcome to Disneyworld" that feature instrumentation so fractured that the barking drums sound like they're 5 steps ahead of the over-driven guitars, while some nut with a bullhorn howls from the alley out back. The schizophrenic racket rarely congeals, but when it does, as on King's dead-on static-punk cover of Kraftwerk's "The Model", the searing, primal rock n' roll hedonism rattling deep in KA's bones shine through. Mostly, though, he prefers screaming, out-of-control drum machines, and a stuttering, blown-out guitar. It's just easier that way, I guess. Anyway, if the Cramps are too fuckin' complicated for you, then get this. And then get some help.

Razorcake (USA)KING AUTOMATIC: Automatic Ray: CDHow does a French one-man band manage to sound like some of the best '60s and '90s garage bands? There's nothing French about it—it's pure grease trap gristle. Could it be his stage schematics? His fuzzy chops (those, too)? His Jon Spencer snarl? The Farfisa? The thumping bass? The Chuck-Berry-on-'shrooms guitar? Je ne sais quois! –Jessica Thiringer (Voodoo Rhythm)

LONG GONE LOOSER (AUS)King Automatic – Automatic Ray (Voodoo Rhythm) This is the second Voodoo Rhythm release I've listened to, the first being John Schooley and I'm well impressed in the direction this label is going – The One Man Band World Domination has just begun so look out all you duo wannabe guitar / drumming freaks. King Automatic mixes trashed up blues punk with electronic noise and on occasions the distortion is turned way up it just becomes a wall of noise. The only reference I can point to is Bob Log III though King Automatic has a little more to offer and even plays the organ at the same time as guitar and drums (that alone is a must see). Thank god that Horst is in another state as we get a cover of Kraftwork's "the Model" as well as Devo's "Mongoloid".

SOUNDFLAT (D)The invasion of the one man bands has brought just another insane creature to life. Wrapped up in an impervious vesture of distortion, KING AUTOMATIC shows us his idea of the true rock'n'roll brilliance. Minimalistic to the bone, he just concentrates on the basics, a driving beat, a despiteous drilling guitar sound and some electronic trash attacks from time to time. A record that could only be out on VOODOO RHYTHM and a big must for all fans of King Louie, John Schooley and BBQ.

KLANG UND KLEID (CH)One Man one Mission... THE mission to cross over Fast Driving rock'n'roll with Elektro Trash... mixed up punk rock with KRAFTWERK and DEVO, the song "I oversleep" sounds like the Stranglers having their mouth stuffed with potatoes and up the brain a electro shock of 10'000 VOLTS!!!Sometimes the stuff is so ultra extremely distorted the only thing you here is a wall of noise and a melodie...sometimes... This is NO TOP 100 SHIT.This is music from a desperate child who is against the music what is on today.... listening to the king, you Feel The Power to change the whole world of music TODAY!!!